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August 22, 1953 Issue - 44 Articles- Trade Winds
Laura Z. Hobson
, pp. 5-6 - A Cosmic View of the Private Eye
John Paterson
, pp. 7-8 -
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Violence in Chaka's Realm (Review) John Barkham
, p. 9 Too Late the Phalarope, by Alan Paton
- Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton
- A Letter from Alan Paton
Alan Paton
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The Line (Review) Arna Bontemps
, p. 11 The Narrows, by Ann Petry
- The Narrows by Ann Petry
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Virginia Cauldron (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 11 Brother to Dragons, by Robert Penn Warren
- Brother to Dragons by Robert Penn Warren
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A Prescription of Braes and Lochs (Review) Victor P. Hass
, p. 12 Digby, by David Harry Walker
- Digby by David Harry Walker
- Summer Is for Catching Up
Thayer Cuminga
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Gold, Longhorns and Alkali (Review) Vardis Fisher
, p. 13 The Bonanza Trail, by Muriel Sibell Wolle
- The Bonanza Trail by Muriel Sibell Wolle
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That Ole Glitterdust (Review) Lucius Beebe
, p. 14 Money Mountain, by Marshall Sprague
- Money Mountain by Marshall Sprague
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Bye-by Puff Chug (Review) Carl D. Lane
, p. 14 Sidewheeler Saga, by Ralph Nading Hill
- Sidewheeler Saga by Ralph Nading Hill
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Notes: The Old West in Pictures (Review) Walter Prescott Webb
, p. 15 Artists and Illustrators of the Old West, 1850-1900, by Robert Taft#2
- Artists and Illustrators of the Old West, 1850-1900 by Robert Taft#2
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The Way West (Review) Thomas D. Clark
, p. 15 Wagon Roads West, by W. Turrentine Jackson
- Wagon Roads West by W. Turrentine Jackson
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When Is a Chair Not a Chair? (2 Reviews) Martin James
, p. 16 Idea 53, by Gerd Hatje
- Idea 53 by Gerd Hatje
- New Furniture by Gerd Hatje
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Labors of Peace, Deferments of War (Review) Anthony N.B. Garvan
, p. 17 The City of Man, by Christopher Tunnard
- The City of Man by Christopher Tunnard
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The Permanent Literature (Review) Helen Ferris
, p. 18 A Critical History of Children's Literature, by Cornelia L. Meigs, Anne Eaton, and Eliz...
- A Critical History of Children's Literature by Cornelia L. Meigs, Anne Eaton, and Elizabeth Nesbitt, ...
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A Friend Is Stein (Review) Maxwell Geismar
, p. 19 The Flowers of Friendship, by Donald Gallup
- The Flowers of Friendship by Donald Gallup
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Wild Man from the Mines (Review) Milton Crane
, p. 20 The Achievement of D.H. Lawrence, by Frederick J. Hoffman and Harry T. Moore
- The Achievement of D.H. Lawrence by Frederick J. Hoffman and Harry T. Moore
- Belated Justice for Authors
Melville Cane
, p. 21 - The Dangerous Non-Thinker, p. 22
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Three Movies from Three Books (3 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 26 The Cruel Sea (1953 Film), by Charles Frend
- The Cruel Sea (1953 Film) by Charles Frend
- I, the Jury (1953 Film) by Harry Essex
- The Master of Ballantrae (1953 Film) by William Keighley
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The Criminal Record (9 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 27 Black Death, by Anthony Gilbert
- Black Death by Anthony Gilbert
- Death Is Skin Deep by Catherine Percy
- The Figure in the Dusk by John Creasey
- Death of a Corinthian by Edwin Lanham
- Code Three by James M. Fox
- Too Dead to Run by Jason Manor
- Post Mortem by Guy Cullingford
- Terror Lurks in Darkness by Dolores Hitchens
- The Saint vs Scotland Yard by Leslie Charteris
- TV and Radio
Gilbert Seldes
, p. 28 - Literary Crypt, p. 28
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 29 - Rude Brief Recitives
Christopher Morley
, pp. 30-31 - Literary I.Q., p. 32
- Good News
Donald Harrington
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Blue-Grass Bins (Review) Walter Creese
, p. 34 Architecture in Old Kentucky, by Rexford Newcomb
- Architecture in Old Kentucky by Rexford Newcomb
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Notes: Baltimore's Architecture (Review) Wayne Andrews
, p. 34 Architecture of Baltimore, by Richard H. Rowland and Eleanor P. Spencer
- Architecture of Baltimore by Richard H. Rowland and Eleanor P. Spencer
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English Houses Through the Ages (Review) Wayne Andrews
, p. 35 The Smaller English House, by Reginald Turnor
- The Smaller English House by Reginald Turnor
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Notes: Two More for the Eliot Shelf (2 Reviews) Robert Halsband
, p. 35 T.S. Eliot: A Bibliography, by Donald Gallup
- T.S. Eliot: A Bibliography by Donald Gallup
- T. S. Eliot and Walt Whitman by S. Musgrove
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Six Troubled Victorians (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 36 Perplexed Prophets, by Gaylord C. Le Roy
- Perplexed Prophets by Gaylord C. Le Roy
- Just Published, p. 36
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Pictures of the Real Cowboy (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 37 Life on the Texas Range, by J. Evetts Haley and Erwin E. Smith
- Life on the Texas Range by J. Evetts Haley and Erwin E. Smith
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Buffalo Bill's Friend (Review) John S. Ewing
, p. 37 Winchester: The Gun that Won the West, by Harold Francis Williamson
- Winchester: The Gun that Won the West by Harold Francis Williamson
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Legendary Lone-Star Staters (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 38 The Typical Texan, by Joseph Leach
- The Typical Texan by Joseph Leach
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Books for Young People (16 Reviews) Claire Huchet Bishop
, pp. 38-39 The Animals' Conference, by Erich Kastner
- The Animals' Conference by Erich Kastner
- The Duck by Ylla
- The Little Old Truck by Jay Hyde Barnum
- The True Book of Animals of Small Pond by Phoebe Erickson
- Who Lives There? by C.B. Colby
- Who Went There? by C.B. Colby
- Mr. Putterbee's Jungle by Ruth H. Helm
- Tell Me, Little Boy by Doris Van Liew Foster
- Wise and Otherwise by Anne Marie Jauss
- Scrambled Eggs Super by Dr. Seuss
- Wu, the Gatekeeper's Son by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
- Bob Clifton, African Planter by Wilbur Owings Hogue
- A Kingdom to Win by Rosemary Sprague
- The First Book of Space Travel by Jeanne Bendick
- Creative Hobbies by Harry Zarchy
- Photography, with Basic Cameras by William P. Gottlieb
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Notes: Saga of a Southern Clan (Review) Harnett T. Kane
, p. 40 The Sounding Brass, by Edythe Latham
- The Sounding Brass by Edythe Latham
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The Postman Rings Again (Review) Charles Lee
, pp. 41-42 Galatea, by James M. Cain
- Galatea by James M. Cain
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1013, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Black Star
Douglas Gorsline